1 I made H3772 a covenant בְּ֭רִית Be.rit H1285 with mine eyes לְעֵינָ֑י le.'ei.Nai H5869 ; and how H4100 should I fix my regard upon a maid? 2 For what would have been [ my ] portion חֵ֣לֶק Che.lek H2506 of God אֱל֣וֹהַּ 'e.Lo.ah H433 from above , and what the heritage of the Almighty שַׁ֝דַּ֗י Sha.Dai H7706 from on high מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃ mi.me.ro.Mim H4791 ? 3 Is not calamity אֵ֥יד 'eid H343 for the unrighteous ? and misfortune for the workers of iniquity ? 4 Doth not he see יִרְאֶ֣ה yir.'Eh H7200 my ways דְרָכָ֑י de.ra.Khai H1870 , and number all my steps צְעָדַ֥י tze.'a.Dai H6806 ? 5 If I have walked הָלַ֥כְתִּי ha.Lakh.ti H1980 with falsehood שָׁ֑וְא Shav' H7723 , and my foot רַגְלִֽי׃ rag.Li H7272 hath hasted to deceit מִרְמָ֣ה mir.Mah H4820 , 6 (Let me be weighed יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי yish.ke.Le.ni H8254 in an even balance , and God אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ 'e.Lo.ah H433 will take knowledge of my blamelessness;) 7 If my step אַשֻּׁרִי֮ 'a.shu.Ri H838 have turned תִּטֶּ֣ה ti.Teh H5186 out of the way הַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְ ha.Da.rekh H1870 , and my heart לִבִּ֑י li.Bi H3820 followed mine eyes עֵ֭ינַי 'Ei.nai H5869 , and if any blot cleaveth to my hands וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י u.ve.kha.Pai H3709 ; 8 Let me sow אֶ֭זְרְעָה 'Ez.re.'ah H2232 , and another eat יֹאכֵ֑ל yo.Khel H398 ; and let mine offspring be rooted out. 9 If my heart לִ֭בִּי Li.bi H3820 have been enticed H6601 unto a woman אִשָּׁ֑ה 'i.Shah H802 , so that I laid wait אָרָֽבְתִּי׃ 'a.Ra.ve.ti H693 at my neighbour's door H6607 , 10 Let my wife אִשְׁתִּ֑י 'ish.Ti H802 grind תִּטְחַ֣ן tit.Chan H2912 for another , and let others H312 bow יִכְרְע֥וּן yikh.re.'Un H3766 down H3766 upon her . 11 For this is an infamy; yea , it is an iniquity עָוֹ֥ן 'a.Von H5771 [ to be judged by ] the judges : 12 For it is a fire אֵ֣שׁ 'esh H784 that consumeth to destruction , and would root תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃ te.sha.Resh H8327 out all mine increase . 13 If I have despised the cause of my bondman or of my bondmaid, when they contended H7378 with me , 14 What then should I do when God אֵ֑ל 'El H410 riseth up ? and if he visited יִ֝פְקֹ֗ד yif.Kod H6485 , what should I answer him ? 16 If I have withheld אֶ֭מְנַע 'Em.na' H4513 the poor דַּלִּ֑ים da.Lim H1800 from [ their ] desire מֵחֵ֣פֶץ me.Che.fetz H2656 , or caused the eyes וְעֵינֵ֖י ve.'ei.Nei H5869 of the widow אַלְמָנָ֣ה 'al.ma.Nah H490 to fail אֲכַלֶּֽה׃ 'a.kha.Leh H3615 ; 17 Or have eaten H398 my morsel פִּתִּ֣י pi.Ti H6595 alone לְבַדִּ֑י le.va.Di H905 , so that the fatherless יָת֣וֹם ya.Tom H3490 ate H398 not thereof, 18 ( For from my youth מִ֭נְּעוּרַי Mi.ne.'u.rai H5271 he grew H1431 up with me as with a father כְאָ֑ב khe.'Av H1 , and I have guided H5148 the [widow] from my mother's womb וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן u.mi.Be.ten H990 ;) 19 If I have seen H7200 any perishing א֭וֹבֵד 'O.ved H6 for want of clothing לְב֑וּשׁ le.Vush H3830 , or any needy לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ la.'ev.Yon H34 without covering כְּ֝ס֗וּת ke.Sut H3682 ; 20 If his loins חֲלָצָ֑יו cha.la.tzov H2504 have not blessed H1288 me , and if he were not warmed H2552 with the fleece וּמִגֵּ֥ז u.mi.Gez H1488 of my lambs כְּ֝בָשַׂי Ke.va.sai H3532 ; 21 If I have lifted up my hand יָדִ֑י ya.Di H3027 against an orphan , because I saw H7200 my help עֶזְרָתִֽי׃ 'ez.ra.Ti H5833 in the gate בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר va.Sha.'ar H8179 : 22 [ Then ] let my shoulder כְּ֭תֵפִי Ke.te.fi H3802 fall תִפּ֑וֹל ti.Pol H5307 from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י ve.'ez.ro.'I H248 be broken H7665 from the bone! 23 For calamity אֵ֣יד 'eid H343 from God אֵ֑ל 'El H410 was a terror H6343 to me , and by reason of his excellency I was powerless. 25 If I rejoiced H8055 because my wealth חֵילִ֑י chei.Li H2428 was great רַ֣ב rav H7227 , and because my hand יָדִֽי׃ ya.Di H3027 had gotten much ; 26 If I beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ ve.ya.Re.ach H3394 walking H1980 in brightness, 28 This also גַּם־ gam- H1571 would be an iniquity עָוֹ֣ן 'a.Von H5771 for the judge, for I should have denied H3584 the God לָאֵ֣ל la.'El H410 who is above . 29 If I rejoiced H8055 at the destruction of him that hated מְשַׂנְאִ֑י me.san.'I H8130 me , and exulted when evil H7451 befell him ; 30 ( Neither have I suffered my mouth H2441 to sin לַחֲטֹ֣א la.cha.To' H2398 by asking לִשְׁאֹ֖ל lish.'Ol H7592 his life נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ naf.Sho H5315 with a curse בְּאָלָ֣ה be.'a.Lah H423 ;) 31 If the men of my tent אָהֳלִ֑י 'o.ho.Li H168 said H559 not , Who shall find one that hath not been satisfied H7646 with his meat מִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹ mi.be.sa.Ro H1320 ? — 32 The stranger did not lodge without ; I opened אֶפְתָּֽח׃ 'ef.Tach H6605 my doors דְּ֝לָתַ֗י de.la.Tai H1817 to the pathway. 33 If I covered H3680 my transgressions פְּשָׁעָ֑י pe.sha.'Ai H6588 as Adam כְאָדָ֣ם khe.'a.Dam H121 , by hiding H2934 mine iniquity עֲוֹֽנִי׃ 'a.Vo.ni H5771 in my bosom , 34 Because I feared the great רַבָּ֗ה ra.Bah H7227 multitude הָ֘מ֤וֹן ha.Mon H1995 , and the contempt וּבוּז־ u.vuz- H937 of families H4940 terrified me , so that I kept silence, and went H3318 not out of the door פָֽתַח׃ Fa.tach H6607 , ... 35 Oh that I had one H376 to hear H8085 me ! Behold my signature: let the Almighty שַׁדַּ֣י sha.Dai H7706 answer יַעֲנֵ֑נִי ya.'a.Ne.ni H6030 me ! And let mine opponent write H3789 an accusation! 36 Would I not take H5375 it upon my shoulder שִׁ֭כְמִי Shikh.mi H7926 ? I would bind it on to me [as] a crown עֲטָר֣וֹת a.ta.Rot H5850 ; 37 I would declare H5046 unto him the number מִסְפַּ֣ר mis.Par H4557 of my steps צְ֭עָדַי Tze.'a.dai H6806 ; as a prince H5057 would I come near to him . 38 If my land אַדְמָתִ֣י 'ad.ma.Ti H127 cry H2199 out against me , and its furrows תְּלָמֶ֥יהָ te.la.Mei.ha H8525 weep H1058 together וְ֝יַ֗חַד ve.Ya.chad H3162 ; 39 If I have eaten H398 the fruits thereof without money כָ֑סֶף Kha.sef H3701 , and have tormented to death the souls H5315 of its owners בְּעָלֶ֣יהָ be.'a.Lei.ha H1167 : 40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat חִטָּ֨ה׀ chi.Tah H2406 , and tares instead of barley שְׂעֹרָ֥ה se.'o.Rah H8184 . The words דִּבְרֵ֥י div.Rei H1697 of Job אִיּֽוֹב׃ פ 'i.Yov H347 are ended H8552 . ← Job 30 Job 32 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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